COMMON MISTAKES "WRITING"

Desde mi punto de vista, ninguna de las dos opciones es válida.

 From my point of view, neither/none of the options is valid.
 Everybody/Nobody is perfect
 Cualquiera podría pensar que llevar armas es...Anybody could
think that CARRYING weapons is....
 A pesar de lo anteriormente dicho, sigo pensando que....Despite
the above, I still think that....
 A pesar de lo que muchas personas puedan pensar, yo creo que
Despite WHAT many people MAY THINK, I believe that...

Este tema ha sido muy controvertido en los últimos años, sobretodo en

países donde...
 This issue HAS BEEN VERY CONTROVERSIAL IN RECENT
YEARS,especially in countries where...

COMMON MISTAKES AVOID AT ALL COSTS

WARNING !!!!
 I'm disagree: I disagree
 Others Other people/kids/things (Others= Otros como pronombre, I want the others=
quiero los otros)
 You should SHOW this TO THE KIDS or You should show the kids this
 You must think before DOING SOMETHING (-ing detrás de preposición)
 This problem it is about....(el problema ya es el sujeto de is por lo tanto it sobra)
 ....This is a BIG MAJOR PROBLEM between AMONG young people (entre las
personas)
 WHICH IT CAN BE....This is a current problem WHICH IT CAN BE DANGEROUS....
 HOWEVER, IT is not considered as dangerous by many people (Sin embargo, no es
considerado comopeligroso por mucha gente)
 Be careful about WHAT TO/YOU share ON the internet (Ten cuidado con lo que
compartes/COMPARTIR)
 Sin que nadie MÁS lo sepa: WITH NOBODY ELSE KNOWING ABOUT IT
 ...this is bad/NEGATIVE...BUT THIS IS WORSE WORST
 CAN TO

 AMBOS PROBLEMAS SON ABRUMADORES= BOTH OF PROBLEMS ARE

OVERWHELMING
 BOTH (OF THEM/US) ARE OVERWHELMING: AMBOS SON ABRUMADORES
 WITHOUT + ING WITHOUT KNOWING THE CONSEQUENCES
 GOOD THINGS BAD THINGS POSITIVE/NEGATIVE ASPECTS/ISSUES....
 A BIG MAJOR PROBLEM DEPENDS ON
 This problem is growing in our society AT BREAKNECK SPEED: A UNA
VELOCIDAD DE VÉRTIGO

COMMON PHRASES
 EMPEZAR DE CERO: TO START FROM SCRATCH
 BECAUSE IT IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN....DEBIDO A QUE....(FRASE)
 BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RAIN....DEBIDO A (ALGO....)
 DUE TO + NOUN...DEBIDO A (ALGO) DUE TO THE LACK OF RAIN.....
 DUE TO THE FACT THAT + SUJETO+VERBO (DEBIDO A QUE...FRASE) DUE TO
THE FACT
 THAT IT DOES NOT RAIN....
 SINCE.....(YA QUE) Es incorrecto usar Since y poner coma...Since,
 IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO ..
 READING A NOVEL IS NOT THE SAME AS WATCHING IT -El infinitive a
principio de frase-ING
 STUDYING AT HOME IS BETTER/WORSE THAN ATTENDING CLASSES AT A
HIGHSCHOOL
 NO ME REFIERO A QUE a que no sea importante sino que debería ser
considerado: I DO NOT MEAN THAT IT IS NOT IMPORTANT BUT THAT IT
SHOULD BE RECONSIDERED
 MOST PEOPLE THINK...THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE THINK
 DEBERÍA EXISTIR/HABER LEYES MÁS ESTRICTAS EN ESTOS ASUNTOS:
THERE SHOULD EXIST/BE HARDER LAWS ON THESE ISSUES.
 IT IS BETTER TO
 IT CAN HELP SOME PEOPLE TO…
 NOWADAYS, MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE THAT STUDYING AT
HOME/RECYCLING…
 I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT IT IS BETTER TO
 OWING TO THE FACT THAT STUDENTS…PEOPLE…GO TO
SCHOOL…RECYCLE….
 OWING TO THE INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR OF SOME PEOPLE (NOUN)
 You do not NEED TO GO
 Cuanto más altas sean las temperaturas, mayores incendios habrá THE HIGHER
THE TEMPERATURES,
 THE MORE fires THERE WILL BE.
 PEOPLE ARE NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT OR POLLUTION
(a la gente no le preocupa….o/ni…..)
 We are completely RESPONSIBLE FOR what is happening to our planet (somos
responsables de lo que le está pasando a nuestro planeta)
 Gratis- FOR FREE
 DIFFERENT FROM---
 I THINK TO RECYCLING IS THE SOLUTION.
 People should STOP LEAVING GARBAGE IN THE FOREST….(Tirar
basura)
 La única forma de parar la contaminación es concienciando a los
ciudadanos…- The only way to stop pollution is BY making citizens aware
of….
 Llevar en mente- BEAR IN MIND
 Ambos problemas suponen una amenaza para nuestro planeta- BOTH
problems INVOLVE A
 MENACE TO OUR PLANET
 Pasar el tiempo haciendo algo- Spending time doing something

 En lo que a mí concierne/se refiere, yo creo que LEER ES MEJOR QUE..- AS

FAR AS I AM CONCERNED,
 I BELIEVE THAT READING IS BETTER THAN WATCHING FILMS…
 Sin que eso suponga mucho gasto- Without it being too expensive
 The Earth and us- we and the earth
 The government and us- We and the government
 Hay muchas opinions al respect- THERE ARE MANY OPINIONS ON THIS
ISSUE/REGARDING IT.
 Many people think that HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO……
 THE GUNS ARE….(El the se omite en GENERALIDADES)
 There are some DISADVANTAGES/ADVANTAGES TO/IN HAVING CONCEALED
GUNS……One of them is that it may be…..
 Different(S) opinions on/regarding this issue ADJETIVOS SIN S
 EVERYBODY HAS….(SG)
 It is very important that people RESPECT….(VERB IN INFINITIVE)
 The fact that people may carry guns is more WORRYING THAN….
 Not all people know HOW TO handle guns (No todo el mundo sabe manejar armas)
 It is a horrible idea TRYING TO convince people that concealed guns should be
allowed….